Sous Chef / Senior Chef de Partie

Mount Macedon Winery; Woodend; Sur place; AUD 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mount Macedon Winery is seeking an experienced Sous Chef / Senior CDP to join our kitchen leadership team. This hands-on leadership role oversees on-site operations across our Cellar Door and UUMM venues, weddings, and events, coordinating with the Head Chef to drive quality and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates bring proven Sous Chef or senior kitchen leadership experience, a Commercial Cookery Cert III or higher, and the ability to lead across multiple venues while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Proven Sous Chef or Senior Kitchen Leadership experience.
• Strong culinary and leadership skills.
• Experience across multi-purpose venues or multiple outlets.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsabilités

• Lead one of two kitchens during service and coordinate with Head Chef.
• Oversee food quality, presentation and consistency across outlets.
• Support menu development and documentation management.
• Plan rostering and prep for kitchen operations across restaurant, weddings and events.
• Mentor and develop kitchen staff.
• Assist with ordering, stock control, and waste reduction.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and kitchen hygiene.
• Collaborate with front-of-house and venue leadership.

Connaissances

Sous Chef leadership

Leadership

Communication

Calm under pressure

Team mentoring

Formation

Commercial Cookery Cert III or above

Description du poste

Full-Time | 76 hours per fortnight | Wednesday–Sunday

Mount Macedon Winery is looking for an experienced, effective and positive Sous Chef / Senior CDP to join our kitchen leadership team.

Located on the western slopes of Mount Macedon, MMW is a multi-purpose hospitality venue offering Cellar Door Restaurant, UUMM Restaurant, Weddings and Events.

Sous Chef – Mount Macedon Winery

Full-Time | 76 hours per fortnight | Wednesday–Sunday

Mount Macedon Winery is looking for an experienced, effective and positive Sous Chef / Senior CDP to join our kitchen leadership team.

Located on the western slopes of Mount Macedon, MMW is a multi-purpose hospitality venue offering Cellar Door Restaurant, UUMM Restaurant, Weddings and Events.

The Role

Working closely with our Head Chef, you will help lead our kitchen teams and ensure consistently high standards across all food and service operations.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to a chef who enjoys working across multiple outlets, operates and leads effectively, always seeking process enhancements for optimal workflows, developing people and delivering quality food and guest experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead one of two kitchens and teams during service, whilst the other is led by the Head Chef

• Oversee food quality, presentation and consistency across multiple outlets

• Support menu development and execution, documentation management

• Coordinate planning for, rostering and prepping for kitchen operations across restaurant service, weddings and events

• Supervise, mentor and develop kitchen team members

• Support ordering, stock control, food costs and waste reduction

• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and kitchen presentation

• Work collaboratively with FOH and wider venue leadership

About You

You will have:

• Proven Sous Chef or Senior Kitchen Leadership experience

• Commercial Cookery Certificate III or above

• Experience across multi-purpose venues and/or multiple outlets

• Strong culinary, leadership and communication skills

• A passion for quality food and produce

• The ability to remain calm and organised in a fast-paced environment

• A positive, collaborative and ‘can do’ attitude

• Strong food safety and hygiene knowledge

• Availability Wednesday to Sunday, including evenings, weekends and public holidays as required

• A valid driver's licence

Join Us

This is an opportunity to join a professional and growing regional hospitality team, with the variety of working across restaurants, weddings and events.

If you're an experienced chef who enjoys leading people, working across multiple outlets and delivering great food, we'd love to hear from you.